Paul McGuinness
Musician and Business Person
Glastonbury lands U2 after 26-year wait...could be better,' says Glastonbury founder Eavis • 'This year everyone was in the mood,' says U2 manager When the U2 manager, Paul McGuinness, called the Glastonbury founder, Michael Eavis, last week, he did not have to use many... In this article: U2, Paul McGuinness, Bono, and UK |
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washingtonpost.com | 4 days ago
U2 to headline UK's Glastonbury Festival
...night of the festival for a one-off performance during their tour of the United States. "The band is really looking forward to it," manager Paul McGuinness said on U2's website. Glastonbury organizer Michael Eavis said he had been...
In this article: U2, UK, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Blur, and London
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Boo.com Got Sold Again!
...(although they most certainly did raise VC). But clearly this is a great exit for Ray Nolan, Tom Kennedy, Paddy Holohan and (U2 manager) Paul McGuinness, who founded WRI back in 1999, coincidentally also the year the former Boo.com first saw...
In this article: Boo.com, Web Reservations International, Dublin, Hellman and Friedman, and Morgan Stanley
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Full print edition | November 12, 2009
Music piracy: Singing a different tune
...in response. But by reducing the money available to sign and tout new artists, file-sharing has made it harder for bands to become established. Paul McGuinness, who manages the band U2, says the whole "starmaking apparatus" is damaged. ...
In this article: Itunes, Apple, Lenny Kravitz, and U2
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BBC News | November 06, 2009
Controversy over U2's Berlin wall
...people is a lot, but U2 could have had an even bigger audience enjoying their music at this wonderful location." U2 manager Paul McGuinness said Berliners thought it was "pretty ironic" that an event to mark the falling of the wall has...
In this article: U2, Berlin, MTV, Christian Democrat, Klaus Wowereit, and BBC
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U2 to play at Brandenburg Gate
...websites. The band's performance will be beamed into the MTV Awards, which are taking place at Berlin's O2 World arena. U2 manager Paul McGuinness said: "It'll be an exciting spot to be in, 20 years almost to the day since the wall came...
In this article: U2, Katy Perry, Berlin, Lady Gaga, MTV Awards, MTV, and Jay-Z
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Reuters | October 27, 2009
U2 to play free Berlin concert on MTV awards night
...11 months later in 1990. "It'll be an exciting spot to be in, 20 years almost to the day since the wall came down," said U2's manager Paul McGuinness. "Should be fun." According to MTV Networks International, owned by Viacom Inc, tickets...
In this article: MTV, Berlin, MTV Networks International, Viacom Inc, Jay-Z, and Germany
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Telegraph.co.uk - International news | October 27, 2009
U2 to play concert at Brandenburg Gate to mark fall of the Berlin Wall
...in Pasadena, California Photo: GETTY IMAGES The band will play a free concert there as part of the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 5. Paul McGuinness, U2's manager, said: "It'll be an exciting spot to be in, 20 years almost to the day...
In this article: U2, Katy Perry, Joss Stone, Robbie Williams, Jay-Z, Europe, and Berlin
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Paul McGuinness is the main shareholder and founder of Principle Management Limited: an artist management company based in Dublin, Ireland, which has managed U2 from the start of their successful career. He is the manager of U2, PJ Harvey, Art of Noise, Paddy Casey, Mytownband, and The Rapture.
Born in June 1951 in Rinteln near Hanover, Germany, in an army hospital, his father being placed with the RAF there. Paul then was sent to boarding school in Ireland in 1961: the Clongowes Wood College, run by the Jesuits. He then went on to Trinity College in Dublin but was unable to take the exams as he hadn't attended lectures. After his parents unsuccessful attempt to get him enrolled at University of Southampton, he returned to Trinity to finish the third year.
His career has been spent working in the entertainment industry and he is well known throughout the world in both the film and music business.
McGuinness holds numerous directorships including TV3 and Ardmore Studios. He is a board member of Digital Hub Development Agency and of the School of Film and Drama at University College Dublin. He is also a member of the Phantom FM consortium that in November 2004 secured a broadcasting licence for alternative rock music radio station in the Dublin area.
He has previously been a member of the Arts Council of Ireland, serving on three successive Arts Councils, from 1989 until 2000. He was also a member of The Millennium Committee and the Content Advisory Group of the Information Society Commission (the Commission, an independent advisory body to the Irish Government, was disbanded at the end of 2004).
- Name At Birth:
- Paul McGuinness
- Birth Date:
- June 01, 1951
- Occupation:
- Music Manager
- Years Active:
- 1979 — present
- Associated With:
- U2, PJ Harvey, Art of Noise, Paddy Casey, Mytownband, The Rapture
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